Outgoing Group Captain and Train, RAF Stafford
Pictured is the outgoing Station Commander, Group Captain P J Probyn ,departing by the RAF Stafford train on 8 March 1974.
In 1943 there were three Fowler Diesel engines carrying out shunting and transit ...
Outgoing Group Captain tours the site, RAF Stafford
Pictured on a cold February day the outgoing Station Commander, Group Captain R D Brittain tours the site on the back of a lorry with the Commanding Officer's personal heater.
RAF Stafford was formed ...
P-47 Thunderbolt crashed in the Shropshire Union Canal at RAF Wheaton Aston
Lt Richard Dunlap was on a flight from the American air base at RAF Atcham near Shrewsbury when his engine failed at 3,000 feet. He attempted an emergency landing at RAF Wheaton Aston but undershot the ...
Parade by RAF Stafford, Market Square, Stafford
The Mayor of Stafford is pictured with Senior Officers on a platform in the Market Square, Stafford. This photograph may have been taken during a Battle of Britain Parade by service personnel from RAF ...
Portrait of Admiral John Jervis, Stone,
John Jervis was born in 1735 at Meaford Hall, just outside Stone. He was First Lord of the Admiralty from 1801 to 1804 and took his title Earl St. Vincent after the battle of Cape St. Vincent in 1797, ...
Portrait of an R.A.F. serviceman, McCann Studio, High Street, Uttoxeter
Portrait of lady in the WRAF, McCann Studio, Hight Street, Uttoxeter
Post Exchange, Yarnfield
An image from the 'Yarnfield Yank', a booklet published in 1945 to commemorate the presence of US Army personnel at transit camps in Yarnfield, near Stone during World War II. The camps at Yarnfield were ...
Preparing for a Parade at RAF Stafford
Officers and service personnel are pictured preparing for a Parade at RAF Stafford.
RAF Stafford was formed 1 December 1939 following the purchase by the Treasury of 362 acres of land near Stafford. ...
Presentation of Honours and Awards at RAF Stafford
Pictured outside the Headquarters building at the largest honours and awards ceremony ever held at RAF Stafford (involving some 40 medals), are service personnel with their South Atlantic Campaign Medals, ...
Presentation to Stafford District General Hospital by RAF Stafford
Pictured is Station Commander, Group Captain Carter presenting a cheque for £3,000 to be used for a cardiac monitor for Stafford District General Hospital. The donation was from part of the proceeds ...
Prince Charles visits RAF Stafford
Prince Charles is pictured meeting service personnel at RAF Stafford while he was on a visit to Staffordshire. After arriving by helicopter he walked along a route lined by a crowd of around 1,500 service ...
Prince Charles visits RAF Stafford
HRH Prince Charles is pictured meeting service personnel at RAF Stafford while he was on a visit to Staffordshire. After arriving by helicopter he walked along a route lined by a crowd of around 1,500 ...
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester visits RAF Stafford
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester is pictured receiving a bouquet of flowers during her visit to RAF Stafford. This photograph was taken by Stafford photographer Tony Boydon. If you recognise anyone ...
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester visits RAF Stafford
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester is pictured meeting WRAF service personnel during her visit to RAF Stafford. The Duchess travelled extensively to perform her royal duties and over the years she ...
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester visits RAF Stafford
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (centre front row) is pictured in this group photograph during her visit to RAF Stafford. This photograph was taken by Stafford photographer Tony Boydon. If you ...
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester visits RAF Stafford
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester is pictured meeting senior service personnel on her arrival for a visit to RAF Stafford. This photograph was taken by Stafford photographer Tony Boydon. If you recognise ...
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester visits RAF Stafford
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester is pictured receiving a Spode plate during her visit to RAF Stafford. The Duchess travelled extensively to perform her royal duties and over the years she became ...